IAMfourzerotwo has released word that they’re working on new COD4 Playlists. You know, the current playlists include Team Deathmatch, Free-for-all and Headquarters to name a few. Right now there’s talk of 4 new Playlists, check them out below and a brief descrition of what to expect in them.

Bare-bones Team Deathmatch

No more excuses. No more blaming Martyrdom or Juggernaut for your lack of skills and kills. Bare Bones Team Deathmatch eliminates the excuses and takes it back to basics with standard Team Deathmatch with no perks, no kill streak rewards. Just you, your skill, and your weapons.

Hardcore HQ

Hardcore HQ requires a lot more than just spamming the HQ position with nades and running in guns blazing. Hardcore HQ encourages more tactical gameplay and communication to win with increased damage, no HUD elements, and friendly fire on.

Multi-bomb Search and Destroy

Multi-bomb Search and Destroy starts every member of the attacking team with a bomb. So everyone has the opportunity to plant if they’re good enough.

Hardcore FFA

Even faster paced Free For Alls, where every bullet counts and playing smart is key for a solid k/d ratio. Standard Free for All rules, with Hardcore mode enabled for extra damage, no HUD, and no health re-gen.

multi-bomb s&d will probably make for some quick matches…. bombs being planted at two locations at the same time….. not sure how long this will be fun for.

instead of a variation of existing gametypes, its a shame that other types of gameplay wweren’t considered. imagine a sabotage game in which once you’ve successfully bombed a target, the other team lose the abilty to respawn (both teams would need to have bombs and targets for this to work) tactically it would really spice up the game with the last survivors desperately trying to level the playing field by bombing the opponents target too whilst contending with a never ending army of soldiers.

Even a variation in which bombing targets didn’t end the game, but instead affected the game itself by removing a route through the map and preventing flanking.

more tactics would have been nice. maybe treyarch can deliver the goods with World at War.

Talked to some people about bare bones. One kid didn’t like the idea of now airstrikes or helicopters. He went 28 and 2 on Countdown. Most of his kills coming from the choppa and airstrikes. He told me to get on his level. Not sure what level hiding is, but it must be amazing.